Things have been busy around here!

Busy, busy......the new shop is coming along slow and steady between work and fishing. The original electric line to the house that was built in 04 was still attached to a "temporary" pole. The underground electric line going to the shop had a "splice" that had failed. These two problems together with needing to update a circuit for the micro-wave in the kitchen that had been giving us trouble, necessitated a call to an Electrician! We had the pole removed and a "junction box" put to handle the splice, then a new box and meter went onto the house.

 The day it was decided to fill in the ditch, 4 inches of rain fell, Cody was a trooper and finished the job.

 Back to finishing one bay of the new shop so we could start moving stuff out of the old shop/shed building so we could tear it down.

Parts of the old shop going up in flames!

Moving over to the second bay, again all new roof joists and metal for the roof!

When I started this project, one of the goals was to get a couple of "level spots". Once the block wall started going up and a level line, laid out, I was amazed at the amount of the slope we had been working on for so many years.

Over 20 yards of gravel so far and we need more! All shoveled by hand. I've got some good help!

 Jon, Corina, Cody, and Lorelei took a day from Spring Break to help shovel gravel!

Memorial Day weekend, Jon spent the weekend at home and helped me move the last large items out of the old shop building. Now to finish tearing it down and re-building! This will be the toughest part of this project.

Of course it hasn't been ALL work. We have managed to squeeze in a fishing trip or two or eight.

In January we made a trip to Tillamook bay. 

Lorelei with a nice one from Stoller's Pond the last day of January.

February we made it back over to the coast and camped out.

Jon trying out his new hammock.

 Cody making a candle?

 Jon and Adam cooking up some breakfast.

March, back again to the coast. Took the boat this time. Adam, Jon and myself and we found a few fish!

Of course there was some fishing in April and May!

For May Day this year, Cody composed a song. He and two of his talented classmates from Amity HS performed at the May Day celebration.

Below is the link to the video, if you haven't seen it. Hope it works for those that don't use Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/glynnpennington/videos/10153322138244767/?l=460743952998263595

That's about all for now! Let us know how things are going with you!

Glynn Jr.

Well I've done it again.......

I've let too much time pass between updates. Lots of stuff going on. Birthdays, holidays and the new building project have taken their toll on free time!
Let me try and start where I left off last time. In November we were invited to Jon's, surprise (not really) proposal to Corina party! She knew it was going to happen but didn't know the exact time and date. So we gathered at Corina's parents place, friends came from all over the state (and some from other states) and Jon proposed. Everyone was relieved when Corina said "YES"!

Carmen and Lorelei, mother-in-law's to be.

 Father-in-law's to be, Glynn and Dan

November remained busy. Lorelei had a surgery to remove a cancerous spot from her leg. It was a large chunk that had to be removed but they got all of it and the margins around the area were clear!

We have also been putting in lots of time on the new shop building. In conjunction with re-building the old shop, there was some electrical work that needed to be both to the house and the shop. A ditch needed to be dug for a splice from the old electric pole to the house and then a large post hole for the new pole down by the shop. Now usually an 18" deep ditch, 20' long is not a big deal, BUT in our ground it is a major undertaking! Jon and Cody did an awesome job helping out. The day the ditch needed to be filled in, it rained 2.77 inches and Cody was a little wet!

As for the new shop, it's coming along slowly. I had help on Thanksgiving day with the 24" long roof panels. Adam and Jon showed up one Saturday and really helped out with the retaining wall and busting up the old concrete. Cody has been doing a great job helping out! Lorelei was also out there last Sunday helping to move stuff.

In November was also Jon's birthday and of course Thanksgiving. Uncle joined us for Thanksgiving and as usual the food and the company was awesome!

Jon's birthday dinner.

December is Lorelei's birthday, then Adam's and finishing off the year with Christmas!

In between working on the new building made it a busy season!

Adam with some new knife sharpening equipment for his birthday.

 "Uncle"

Adam and I with matching tackle bags!

Cody, Adam and Jon

In between we have added a few fishing trips and my birthday was the beginning of January. Things have settled down a bit. I hope to have "phase II" of the new shop building complete by Spring and maybe "phase III" by summer. The planning for Jon and Corina's wedding on Aug.15th of this year is in full swing! Cody is busy with school and church. He plays music every Sunday for services. He jumps around from piano to drums and he has also been lead singer a couple of times! He has written several pieces of music also. Stay tuned for updates!

Glynn Jr.